Chiribiquete National Park

Chiribiquete National Park PNN Serranía de Chiribiquete
IUCN category II (national park)
Tepui in the Park
Nearest city	San José del Guaviare
Area	12,800 square kilometres (4,900 sq mi)
Established	1989
Parques nacionales

Map of the national park

Chiribiquete National Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de Chiribiquete) is the largest national park in Colombia and was formed in 1989. This park occupies 12,800 square kilometres (4,900 sq mi) and includes the Serranía de Chiribiquete mountains and the surrounding lowlands which is covered by tropical moist forest, savannas and rivers.^[1]

In August 2013, Chiribiquete National Natural Park was expanded from the previous 1.2 million hectares to 3 million hectares. The announcement was made a few days after Ecuador decided to explore for oil within its protected natural parks in the Amazon region.

In 2014, a Colombian photographer and explorer, Francisco Forero Bonell, discovered previously unknown ancient paintings on rock face within the park.

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  Petroglyphs in the Chiribiquete Natural National Park.

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  Petroglyph in the Chiribiquete Natural National Park. (Possible equine)

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  Petroglyph in the Chiribiquete Natural National Park. Aborigine

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  Petroglyph in the Chiribiquete Natural National Park. (possible mammal).

References

1. "Chiribiquete National Natural Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 13 April 2013.